UPDATE: Police entered the home, which was unlocked, and found an unresponsive man. Paramedics took him to the hospital where he is being treated for a possible drug overdose. He is expected to survive, police said.

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The West Palm Beach police department is attempting to speak with a man who is barricaded inside a home on 10th Street.

Around 2:12 p.m., officers responded to the home in the 1000 block on behalf of relatives, who believe the man is a threat to himself and others.

Nearby residents were asked to evacuate the area while officers try and bring the armed man out to safety, police say.